Did the Easter holidays mean a break from Twitter? Here’s our summary of some of the best of what might have missed from the world of health.
- Remove competition to get competition law out of NHS, but don’t think that abolishing the Section 75 regulations will do the job, argues Andrew Taylor in another insightful blog.
- How should Academic Health Science Networks and industry work together? Imperial Health Partners have published some ideas.
- Young people in the UK are not very confident they will have a better life than their parents – and less so than their counterparts in many other countries.
- Salt reductions have delivered a big health dividend.
- The five most influential data visualisations of all time.
- The surgical team at work (World War 2 style).
- NHS waiting lists since records began.
- Does DNA have a speed limit? How cells watch their speed to avoid genetic mistakes.
From America:
- There may be little love for Obamacare in the south, but there is also little desire for repeal.
- Is America winning the war on healthcare acquired infections?
- What kills Americans? A superb graphic analysis.
- ASCO has announced that it intends to develop ‘value ratings’ for cancer treatments. This could be an interesting alternative to NICE-style health technology assessment.
- Changing faces. How the average American might look like in 2050.
And finally…
- A news blackout led to concerns about the Duchess of Cambridge’s health.
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